Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-11-10


re latives in Hutchinson this week.
Seats now on sale at Shaw & Will
sons for Smiths Bell Ringers, 18th.
The little daughter Off. o. Fligg,
who was reported as having diphtheria,
has entirely recovered, and it is
now thought the NAL ady was but a
severe cold.
The ladies of the NJ. Z. church
will serve lunch and oysters Friday
evening, in Brinkman's store room,
On the north side of the square. Fri
day evening of this week. Every
body come.
Score another for the "bloody
third" ward. A hot discussion lead
to slight understanding between
Pete Cody and Jim Mcdonald, near
the third ward polls, which resulted
in blood being drawn and an arrest
being made.
1t is very funny, but nevertheless
very true, that when man gets mad
and stops his paper, he naturally ex-
poets it to stop business the next day
or the next Saturday anyhow. 1t
don't anyhow. 1t goes right on cheer
fully. The man who ran a paper
that suited everybody, was too good
for this world and is now playing a
harp.
The maiden paused; look Of pain
stole Ger her chiseled features, her
hands flew back with might and main
like two unbridled creatures. She
wiggled, painted, held her breath and
writhed through every muscle.
"Great Jove" l cried ''can this be
death?' "Guess not" a stranger near
me saith; "she's bunchin' out her bus
tle!"
A fashionable church in cincinnati
is all torn up over the fact that a
woman of doubtful reputation attends
all the services. The congregation
propose to dismiss the pastor because
he will not ask the woman to stay
away. And yet charity is one of the
christian virtues. 1t is, however, a
fact that there is often more charity
outside of the church than there is in
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Our neighboring town on the east,
EIlinwood, has the vim and perseyer-
anee of a young gladiator. Destruc-
| tive fires swept into nothingness a
large part of her business houses, and
some of the finest ones too, but al
most before the ashes had cooled
preparations were made for a res
building. Meyer d Sons, II. Rohl-
fing and Mr.. PETE have foundations
in already, and ere long handsome,
new bricks will rise over the ground
so short time ago made desolate.
"Our Country's Achievements" is
the title Of a new book, now being
canvassed for, by Mrs. VIM. w.
Morgan. OF our county. It contains
more pages than any other work on
the subject. Is printed il large. clear
type, so that it can be easily read by
old or young. Is of good paper and
handsomely bound, and price reason
able. Those desiring a handsome,
and useful holiday present for friend
would surely be pleased with this
book 1t is a valuable work on his
tory for students, teachers or business
men.
''What is that mother?" San ed
itor, son; some folks think he has gold
by the ton. but listen, my child, and
don't give it away, he works like q
horse for dollar ii day. He sets 1T
the case till he wears out his eyes, then
tries writing to keep off the flies in
summer tbs flies and in winter its
chill, and the patent house cheer
fully send in their bill. But alasl he
is mortal, the editor man, and he soon
goes the way of all built on his plan,
he turns up his toes and is quickly for
got, and goes where delinquent sub
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A Valuable Work.